Adolis Garcia of the Texas Rangers slugged a game winning home run in the 11th inning at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Sat Oct 28, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the World Series The Show podcast:

#1 Augie there is very little doubt the Texas Rangers are a tough customer the way they defeated the Houston Astros in the ALCS and they went to the mat with the Arizona Diamondbacks in game 1 of the World Series.

#2 The Rangers are close again Augie they got the World Series twice under manager Ron Washington but couldn’t seal the deal. Under manger Bruce Bochy who has won the World Series three times could he pull it off for the Rangers this year?

#3 Talk about how important Adolis Garcia means to the Rangers in this post season. He didn’t take any guff in the ALCS against the Astros when he got plunked with a Bryan Abreu pitch and in game 1 of this World Series he got the game winning home run in the 11th inning he’s been key for the Rangers.

#4 The Diamondbacks are a battling team they became that way toward the end of the season and they were almost unbeatable. Seeing how the D-Backs have been towards the end of the season and in the post season they could be a match for the Rangers in this World Series.

#5 Talk about today’s starting pitchers for the Diamondbacks Merrill Kelly (2-1 ERA 2.65) going for the Texas Rangers Jordan Montgomery (3-0 ERA 2.16) for game 2.

Augie Messenburg is a podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com and is a reporter for KHAI 103.5 FM Radio Honolulu